Securing means for pocket cases and the like



Dec. 1.6, 1924 1,519,142

H. w. LAKlN SECURING MEANS FOR POCKET CASES AND THE LIKE Fiied April 11,1924 16s/9.1 /il A ,15296.

Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFI'CE.

HAR-RY W. LAKIN, 0F QUTNCY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILSONIIIAN'U- FACTURING CO., INC., OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OFMASSA- l CHUSETTS.

SECURING MEANS FOR- PGCKET CASES AND THE LIKE.

Application filed April 11, 1924.

To all 'u2/0m t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY W. LAKIN, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Quincy, county of Norfolk, and Commonwealth ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Securing Means for PocketCases and the like, of which the following description, in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters onthe drawings representing like parts.

rThis invention relates to pocket cases of various kinds such aspocketbooks, spectacle cases and the like commonly carried in the vestor inner coat pocket and aims to provide an improved case having, amongothers, the novel features hereinafter referred to.

In the drawing of one embodiment of my invention described herein,

Fig. l is a top or face view of a conventional pocket book;

Fig. 2, a back or rear view of the saine;

Fig. 8, a similar view of a pocketbook embodying a modified form of myinvention;

Fig. 4, a back view of a spectacle case;

Fig. 5, a face view of a memorandum book;

Fig. 6, a vertical section of a conventional vest pocket with my novelpocketbook as shown in Fig. 6, therein, and in engagement therewith; and

Fig. 7, a sectional longitudinal view on the line 7 7, Fig. 3, on anenlarged scale.

Referring to Figs. l and 2, my novel pocket case is shown as comprisingthe usual back or cover, as a strip of leather or other flexiblematerial, l, the opposite ends 2, 3 of which are provided in this casewith a conventional spring clasp 4f, which, however, forms no part of myinvention.

The back of the case in this instance is provided with a section orpanel 5, Fig. 2, of rough cloth or other fibre engaging material, whichstrip may be of sufficient size, as in Fig. 2, to form a part of theback itself, or it may, as in Fig. 8, be a smaller strip 6 and securedto the back l in any desired manner, as by an adhesive, stitching orotherwise. In the present' case` this strip, F 3, is shown as secured byan adhesive of suitable nature, as cement. The function of this fibre orcloth engaging member is to engage the inner face of the pocket and thusprevent the case from slipping from the pocket Serial No. 705,754.

when one stoops over, or under ordinary movements of the body.

While any rough faced element or material may accomplish 1o some extentthe result desired, I prefer a material with numerous sharp points orspurs inclined in one direction from their bases. By applying orincorporating a strip of this material in the back of the pocket caseand placing the article in the pocket and lightly pressing it againstthe pocket wall, with the points or spurs directly upwardly, they willof course naturally engage the cloth of the pocket and prevent thearticle from slipping therefrom. In Fig. 6 I have illustrated the case 1within the pocket and the strip of fibre engaging material G engagingthe pocket wall 7, so that the former will not slip from the pocket.

`While, as stated, for a fibre engaging element any suitable element maybe used, if provided with the sharp pointed spurs, as a sheet of anymaterial, as metal with spurs struck up therefrom, I have found that thedried or tanned skin of the dog fish or shark and commonly calledshagreen is a most satisfactory material.

This skin is covered with an infinite number of ne pointed papillie orspurs inclined in one and the same direction, see Fig. 7. lVhen the skinis dried or tanned the papillae or spurs do not lose their rigidity andeffectiveness and will engage a fibrous material without injuring in anyway the material. Hence, if this strip 5 or 6 of shagreen is placed onthe cover of the article or case, and preferably fashioned in the shapeof an arrow, Figs. 3, 4l, 5, indicating the direction opposite to whichthe spurs point, and the direction in which the case should be put intothe pocket, and the article is thrust into the pocket with the spurspointed upward and lightly pressed against the cloth or fibre, the spurswill engage the cloth so tenaciously that it is practically impossibleto pull the articleaway from the cloth without first slightly slidingthe article in the opposite direct-ion to disengage the spurs from thecloth. A similar strip might also be used on a pen or pencil.

While I have referred to the article illustrated in Fig. 1 as a pocketcase, obviously that term is a generic one, as the same articledifferently divided and formed on its interior is known as a pocketbook,bill fold,

purse, coileetors case, envelope ease, letter Case, pass or Card case,tightened, cigar or cigarette ease, memorandum book, etc.

My invention is not limited to the para tieular embodiment thereotlillustrated and described herein and I claim:

A pocket case With a cover having thereon a piece of dog ish or sharkskin with minute pointed papillee to engage they pocket Inaterial.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my neme to this specification.

HARRY 7. LAKIN.

